Ancient ice reveals tilting of Earth's moon

Ancient ice reveals tilting of Earth's moon

Using data from numerous missions, including the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater and Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), researchers have gathered evidence that the spin axis of Earth’s moon actually shifted quite substantially in the body’s ancient past. The researchers were looking at how ice is deposited at the two poles, when the mirrored distribution revealed the secret…
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